Cancer System Quality Index (CSQI) 2014

Special Focus - Keeping Abreast:

Fair.
Some processes for a safe cancer system are in place. We have seen an increase
in the number measures of safety for all aspects of cancer care that indicates
there is room for some improvement in the cancer system.

Very
good. Cancer services are generally effective and evidence based. The evidence
shows that more cancer patients are receiving care based on the best available
evidence. Guidelines selected for CSQI are ones for system focus and require
effort to ensure achievement of targets and consistency across regions.

Fair.
Cancer burden is still higher amongst those with lower socioeconomic status and
there is variation in the use of guidelines between of different age groups.
More work needs to be done using a whole-of-society approach to ensure equity.

Fair.
More system level measures of cost effectiveness and value for money for all
services, while maintaining high-quality care for all Ontarians, are needed.

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These symbols provide an overall assessment of cancer system performance for each dimension of quality. They include at an aggregate level, an assessment of performance over time, performance against annual programmatic targets, jurisdictional comparisons and/or clinical aims for those measures available in the index. Breadth and depth of indicators across the patient continuum and type of indicator are taken into account in the assessment.

In my words

A Circle of Care needs to be developed so that all community partners who will participate with these patients connect and communicate for a seamless delivery of service.